In a matter of days, the first two bellwether Pinnacle hip implant lawsuits will get underway before Judge Ed Kinkeade in a court in the Northern District of Texas (In re: DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. Pinnacle Hip Implant Product Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2244). In this blog, we will take a closer look at the facts [...]

In just a few weeks, the first bellwether DePuy Pinnacle lawsuits will get underway in the Northern District of Texas (In re: DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. Pinnacle Hip Implant Product Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2244), according to a pretrial report issued for the federal DePuy Pinnacle litigation on July 29, 2014. As the weeks before [...]

DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. is currently facing nearly 6,400 hip implant lawsuits in ongoing multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceeding in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. In fact, according to the court docket, as of June 30th, 6,382 hip implant lawsuits were pending against DePuy based on claims that the: DePuy Pinnacle hip [...]

Here is the conclusion to our three-part blog Overview of Multidistrict Litigation for Hip Implant Lawsuits. While the first two parts of this blog focused on defining what multidistrict litigation (MDL) is and where some of the main MDLs for hip implant lawsuits have been set up throughout the U.S., below, we will conclude this [...]

Picking up from where Overview of Multidistrict Litigation for Hip Implant Lawsuits (Pt. 1) left off, below we will continue our discussion of MDLs for hip implant lawsuits. While the first part of this blog delved into what multidistrict litigation is and how it typically comes about, here, we will take a closer look at [...]

Injured hip implant patients have various legal options when it comes to seeking compensation for their hip implant injuries and losses. While the details of an individual’s case, as well his own wishes, will play a role in determining the best option for a person, in general, people can choose between: Filing an individual lawsuit [...]